Hi-STANDARD Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Wait For The SunHi-STANDARD50rank/position

Hi-Standard featuring Fat Mike – Wait For The Sun (Live 2011)

Amid its powerful sound, this track conveys a poignant yet determined will.

It is included on the first album, “GROWING UP,” released in November 1995.

The lyrics depict someone chasing their dreams, believing that the sun will rise someday.

That somewhat naive yet straightforward stance is truly moving.

When you’re challenging yourself and feel like your spirit might break, or when you’re anxious about the future, listening to this song will surely give you the courage to face tomorrow.

This work stands like an anthem that stays close to everyone pursuing their dreams.

We’re All Grown UpHi-STANDARD51rank/position

We’re All Grown Up (Live at Yokohama Arena 20181222)

Hi-STANDARD, the band that revolutionized Japan’s punk rock scene.

This track, included on their 2017 masterpiece The Gift—their first full-length album in 18 years—feels like a song about the band’s journey itself, a number that tugs tightly at the heart.

It lovingly embraces days gone by while gently affirming the present of adulthood, sung over a melody that soaks into the soul.

The music video, which incorporates documentary footage, is also striking, intertwining their history and stirring the listener’s heart.

It’s a warm yet emotional song that keeps you company on nights when you want to reminisce with old friends, or when you pause to look back on the past.

You Can’t Hurry LoveHi-STANDARD52rank/position

Hi-STANDARD – You Can’t Hurry Love(OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Immediately after the release of the aforementioned “Another Starting Line,” the cover EP “Vintage & New, Gift Shits” was announced.

Consisting entirely of covers of well-known songs, it was another release that moved fans to tears.

Among the tracks on this EP, one of the most popular is the 1980s hit by The Supremes, “You Can’t Hurry Love.” What’s especially noteworthy is the opening line, where Ken Yokoyama—guitarist and backing vocalist—takes the lead vocals.

During Hi-Standard’s hiatus, he was highly active as the frontman and singer-guitarist of his own Ken Band, and you can say this song brings the fruits of that work back into Hi-Standard.

FIGHTING FISTS, ANGRY SOULHi-STANDARD53rank/position

Hi-STANDARD [FIGHTING FISTS, ANGRY SOUL] PV Haista

Speaking of famous Japanese guitarists, Ken Yokoyama of Hi-STANDARD is definitely one of them.

Hi-STANDARD is a punk band, but their guitar riffs often feature technical phrases, and Ken Yokoyama’s guitar skills really shine in this track as well.

The guitar solo is melodic and catchy enough to hum along to.

It’s a song where the punk-band sense of speed and the pop-style melodic lines are perfectly matched.

Be sure to experience Ken Yokoyama’s guitar technique through this song.

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